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Business as Usual

Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Political Prisoners, Guard Brutality/Beatings, International Law, Military Prisons

Business as Usual by Todd Matthews Wackenhut further angered state officials by saying they must pay for the empty bed space at the Santa Rosa facility caused by transferring prisoners to the Virginia supermax. According to the state's contract, Wackenhut claimed, the state must pay as though the prison is …

World Court Rules Against U.S. for Consular Notification Failures

Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004

Filed under: International Law, Immigration, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

World Court Rules Against U.S. for Consular Notification Failures by by Matthew T. Clarke On March 31, 2004, the International Court of Justice (also known as the World Court) held that the United States was in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR). The case was brought by …

Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management

Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004

Filed under: Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Political Prisoners, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International, Military Prisons

Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management by Leah Caldwell Just a year ago, Attorney General John Ashcroft pointed to the Iraqi prison system as a shining example of the freedoms that the U.S. would bring to Iraq. He said, "Now, all Iraqis can taste liberty in …

Exporting the American Way of Crime

Article • August 15, 2004 • from PLN August, 2004

Filed under: Gang Policies, Crime/Demographics, Crime, Prisoners-International, Immigration

Exporting the American Way of Crime by by Matthew T. Clarke For well over two hundred years fol-lowing the founding of the United States, foreigners who committed crimes faced imprisonment, execution, fines, parole, and/or probation. Few were deported. Those that were deported were generally infamous criminals or political dissidents. The …

Abu Ghraib, USA

Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, International Law, Prisoners-International, Military Prisons

Abu Ghraib, USA by Anne-Marie Cusac When I first saw the photo, taken at the Abu Ghraib prison, of a hooded and robed figure strung with electrical wiring, I thought of the Sacramento, California, city jail. When I heard that dogs had been used to intimidate and bite at least …

Welcome to Guantanamo World

Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004

Filed under: Political Prisoners, International Law, Military, Military Prisons

Welcome to Guantanamo World by Tom Engelhardt The clue for 17 across, a seven-letter empty space in the Friday, March 26, New York Times crossword puzzle was "detainee's entitlement." It took me a while to break the code _ the Friday crossword's always a nightmare _ and discover that the …

Videotapes Prove Abuse of 9/11 Detainees by Federal Guards

Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004

Filed under: Political Prisoners, Attorney Client, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Immigration, Visiting, Attorney Visits

Videotapes Prove Abuse of 9/11 Detainees by Federal Guards by by Matthew T. Clarke On December 18, 2003, Glenn A. Finer, Inspector General of the U.S. Justice Department, released a report which found that guards at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, physically and verbally abused detainees …

Performance Work Statement, Migrant Operations Center, 2004-2008

Publication • 2004

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prisoners-International, Immigration

Performance Work Statement, Migrant Operations Center, 2004-2008 Company Name: Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, GEO Group Contract Number: ACB-3-C-0008, ACL-4-C-0001, ODT-6-C-0002, ACL-2-C-0004, ACD-03-C-0008 (ACB3C0008, ACL4C0001, ODT6C0002, ACL2C0004, ACD03C0008) Order Number: ACL-5-D-0002, HSCEOP-06-J-00180, HSCEOP-06-J-00405, HSCEOP-07-J-00215, HSCEOP-05F-00304, HSCEOP-06-F-00774, HSCEOP-07-F-00255, HSCEOP-06-J-00198, HSCEOP-07-J00452, FDN5D0038, HSCEOP-05-J-00009, HSCEOP-07-J-00271 (ACL5D0002, HSCEOP06J00180, HSCEOP06J00405, HSCEOP07J00215, HSCEOP05F00304, HSCEOP06F00774, HSCEOP07F00255, HSCEOP06J00198, HSCEOP07J00452, FDN5D0038, …

Detainees Positive Response, FBI, 2004

Publication • 2004

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, War on Terror, Exposure to Cold, Exposure to Heat, Restraints, Dogs, Terrorism, Military Prisons, FBI

Detainees Positive Response, FBI, 2004 | Detainees Positive Responses 1. W . SUMMARY CODED CATEGO ares OF JUSTIFICATION CATEGORIES INFORMATIONWITHHELI! S ' l f I INFORlV_1ATION_ Category Category."b! ! AGENCY PERSONNEL RULES AND PRACTICES b! !-1 Internal FBITelephone Numbers. ' Category h! ! CLEARLY UNWARRANTED PERSONAL i g INVASION OF …

Texas Monitors Prisoners for-Signs of Al-Qaeda Recruitment

Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004

Filed under: Political Prisoners, Gang Policies, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, International, Interpreters

Texas Monitors Prisoners for-Signs of Al-Qaeda Recruitment by by Matthew T. Clarke Fears of possible al-Qaeda recruitment among prisoners in U.S. prisons have led officials to take a fresh look at prisoners with a view to their possible recruitment by al-Qaeda. Texas has taken the process to an extreme, closely …

Palestinian Child Political Prisoners Detained by Israel

Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, International Law, Political Prisoners (International)

Palestinian Child Political Prisoners Detained by Israel by Catherine Cook Palestinian Child Political Prisoners Detained By Israel by Catherine Cook Since the political process between Israel and the Palestinians was reinvigorated in May 2003, prisoners, including children, have been high on the Palestinian political agenda. With one of the highest …

CCA Abuse Goes Unpunished at New Jersey INS Detention Center

Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Racial Discrimination, Hunger Strikes, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Damages, Trials, Immigration

CCA Abuse Goes Unpunished at New Jersey INS Detention Center by Mark Dow Maybe it was cynical courtroom theatre, or maybe the attorney for the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) believed it when he ridiculed the very idea that prison guards would retaliate against prisoners for conducting a hunger strike …

Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment

Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Reviews, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Immigration, Access to Media

Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment by Silja JA Talvi Edited by Marc Mauer and Meda Chesney-Lind, The New Press, 2002, 368 pgs. Review by Silja J.A. Talvi Mass imprisonment, according to criminal justice experts Marc Mauer and Meda Chesney-Lind, is the direct outgrowth of social and legal …

No Presumption of Collateral Consequences from California Disciplinary Proceeding

Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004

Filed under: Disciplinary Litigation, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Escapes, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Visiting, Extended Family Visiting

No Presumption of Collateral Consequences from California Disciplinary Proceeding by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit US Court of Ap- peals held that in a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas proceeding, a guilty finding in a California state prison disciplinary proceeding would not be accorded a …

100+ Canadian Prisoners Attempt to Escape From Private Superjail

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, Prison Rebellion, Protests, Escapes, International, Prisoners-International

100+ Canadian Prisoners Attempt to Escape From Private Superjail by According to the Toronto Star, on September 20, 2002, more than a hundred prisoners at the privately-run Superjail in Penetanguishene, Ontario, attempted to escape using a battering ram. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the prisoners, who were armed with homemade …

Japanese Man Awarded $500,000 For Being Held In Bahamas Prison For 8 Years Without A Court Hearing

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Prisoners-International

Japanese Man Awarded $500,000 For Being Held In Bahamas Prison For 8 Years Without A Court Hearing by Japanese Man Awarded $500,000 For Being Held In Bahamas Prison For 8 Years Without A Court Hearing In August 1992, Atain Takitota traveled from his home in Osaka, Japan to Paradise Island, …

Deportation to Uganda Doesn't Violate Torture Treaty

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: International, Immigration, Transfers-International

Deportation to Uganda Doesn't Violate Torture Treaty by United Nations Convention Against Torture would not be violated by removal to Uganda, notwithstanding evidence that prison conditions are "harsh and life threatening," with "high mortality rates from overcrowding, malnutrition, diseases spread by unsanitary conditions, and HIV/AIDS." (95) Under INS regulations, torture …

European Human Rights Court Upholds French Guerrilla's Solitary Confinement; Awards 10,000 Euros

Article • December 15, 2003

Filed under: Court Access, International Law, Terrorism

European Human Rights Court Upholds French Guerrilla's Solitary Confinement; Awards 10,000 Euros by European Human Rights Court Upholds French Guerilla's Solitary Confinement; Awards 10,000 Euros French political prisoner Ilich Ramirez Sanchez appealed a decision of the Chamber of the First Section of the European Court of Human Rights that being …

World Court Orders U.S. to Stop Executing Mexicans

Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003

Filed under: International Law, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

World Court Orders U.S. to Stop Executing Mexicans by by Matthew T. Clarke On January 5, 2003, Mexico applied for an injunction from the International Court of Justice, or World Court, to halt the execution of 54 of its citizens by the United States. Mexico claimed that none of them …

100+ Canadian Prisoners Attempt to Escape from Private Superjail; Racial Profiling Alleged

Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003

Filed under: Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Racial Discrimination, Escapes, Prisoners-International

100+ Canadian Prisoners Attempt to Escape from Private Superjail; Racial Profiling Alleged by According to the Toronto Star, on September 20, 2002, more than a hundred prisoners at the privately-run Superjail in Penetanguishene, Ontario, used a battering ram to attempt an escape. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the prisoners, …